A teenager was arrested after he reportedly fired multiple shots at an ex-classmate during a drive-by shooting.
Johnathen Sanchez, 17, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.
The reported assault happened at 9:28 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Snyder Street, an Odessa Police Department affidavit detailed.
The complainant identified as 17-year-old Luis Armendariz stated his residence was shot by a known individual, the affidavit stated. Armendariz stated he has had an ongoing confrontation with his ex-classmate, Sanchez.
Armendariz stated Sanchez reportedly shot at him with a firearm. Sanchez was reportedly driving a white Chevrolet Malibu during the shooting.
OPD officers found six discharged casing and two vehicles with bullet holes, the affidavit stated. A neighbor stated seeing a male in a white Chevrolet Malibu fire multiple times in the direction of Armendariz’s residence.
Officers made contact with Juan Sanchez and stated his nephew, Johnathen Sanchez, lived at his residence in the 600 block of Fitch Avenue, the affidavit detailed. Juan Sanchez watched his video surveillance cameras and stated he saw his nephew exit the residence with a handgun with an extended magazine prior to the shooting on Snyder Street. Juan Sanchez also stated Johnathen Sanchez left his residence in a white Chevrolet Malibu.
Johnathen Sanchez was arrested, charged and transported to the Ector County Law Enforcement Center. He has one bond totaling $50,000 and was still in custody as of Thursday afternoon, jail records show.
